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President, ICC Bangladesh

Mahbubur Rahman

President, ICC Bangladesh

Executive Board

Industries

Insurance Publications & Media Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Finance Fertilizers

About Me

Mr. Mahbubur Rahman is the President of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – Bangladesh. He is among the 150 high-impact leaders in business and social enterprise from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, interviewed under the "Creating Emerging Market Project (CEMP)" at Harvard Business School (HBS) and included in the "Hall of Fame". As ICC Chair, he organized 7 International Business & Economic Events in Dhaka attended by Heads of State/Governments and Multi-lateral Agencies, and led numerous Trade & Investment Delegations overseas, often as an entourage of the President or Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Notably, during 1972-1979, Mr. Rahman represented the Government of Sri Lanka in Bangladesh before Colombo established its Diplomatic Mission in Dhaka.

Experience

Chairman & CEO
ETBL Holdings Limited

Estd. 1962. A conglomerate of 4 wholly-owned business affiliates and stakeholders of 4 PLCs.

Founder Chairman
Eastland Insurance Co. Ltd. (plc) (Estd. 1986)
Founder Chairman
International Publications Limited

Publishers of The Financial Express – The National English Financial Daily (1993).

Chairman
Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC)

The Institution for Alternative Dispute Resolution (2004).

Former Chairman
National Housing Finance PLC
Sponsor Director and Chairman
National Bank Limited (plc) (Estd. 1983)
Board Director
Karnaphuli Fertilizer Co. Ltd. (KAFCO)

Representing Haldor Topsoe of Denmark in a multinational company comprising Govt. of Bangladesh (BCIC), Japan, Denmark & The Netherlands.

Former Board Member
BIMAN-Bangladesh Airlines & The Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd.

Social & Other Activities

  • Founding Member and Former Chairman: Business Advisory Council (EBAC) of UN-ESCAP (2017-18)
  • Distinguished Arbitrator: The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
  • Co-Chair: Steering Board of 2030 Water Resource Group of World Bank
  • Vice Chairman: Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI)
  • Member of the Board of Governors: Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka (2004-2023)
  • Founder Member: Independent University Bangladesh (IUB)
  • President: Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI) (1992-1994)
  • President: Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) (1985-86 and 1991-92)
  • Founder Vice President: 8-Nation SAARC Chamber of Commerce (1993-95)
  • Vice President (West Asia): 57-nation Islamic Chamber of Commerce (1993-95)
  • Member of the Executive Board: ICC HQs (1997-99)
  • Member of the Board of Governors: Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
  • Official Delegation Member: Attended 7 WTO Ministerial Conferences representing the Govt. of Bangladesh

Awards

  • FBCCI Business Excellence Award 2023 for enormous contribution to the national economy, trade and commerce
  • Eminent Personality for Lifetime Contribution to Nation-Building (The Daily Star, 2016)
  • Presidential Friend of Indonesia (2012) - Awarded by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
  • Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 (DHL-The Daily Star 'Bangladesh Business Award')